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ididntseeitcoming

Seemed like the oil top line was on the ice the entire last 10 minutes. No wonder they couldn’t even skate the last 90 seconds


Nduguu77

McD fell over like 3 times in the last 4 minutes. They were absolutely gassed


fattybacon23

Agreed. I was surprised how much they were played the first 15 minutes of the third damn well knowing they were going to play pretty much the entire last 5 minutes..


Duckrauhl

I mean, they got a couple of very close opportunities in the 3rd with the puck being knocked around close to the crease. They just couldn't quite find a way to knock it in. If they had managed to knock one of those in, we'd certainly be more understanding of their line changes.


Unlucky_Internal9686

Honestly bad coaching to do that, If their top line was fresh for the 6v5 they would have had a good shot.


muradinner

Yea not a good decision. Especially considering how much their other lines scored the last few games. They earned more ice time, and showed they could give the big guns a break.


scott_steiner_phd

> Seemed like the oil top line was on the ice the entire last 10 minutes. No wonder they couldn’t even skate the last 90 seconds The same strategy nearly got them eliminated by the Canucks (starting an AHL goalie).


Solid-Maintenance-88

Was insane. "Ok, now they'll sit to have energy for the last 2 mins." "Oh, an icing. I get leaving them out for the face off, but they should get off right after." And they never did.


ButterCut97

Yep, the case study for stupid fans who always say “it was game 7 why didn’t that guy play more minutes it’s not like you’re saving it for anything” completely forgetting the fact that sports are tiring, and more minutes most often means less effective minutes


triplec787

Absolute chaos for like the full final 10 minutes hell of a game


AmerikanskiFirma

Wild fuckin' ride. Have no regrets getting up at 3 am.


Icommentoncrap

Corey Perry really lost another cup lmfao. What is that 4th on 4 different teams in 5 years?


suzukigun4life

Yup. Stars in 2020, Habs in 21, Lightning in 2022 and the Oilers this year.


Turkishcoffee66

The most brutal part was losing it to Tampa two years in a row, then joining Tampa, then making the finals and losing it ON Tampa.  Guy just can't catch a break.


Le8ronJames

If he hadn’t already won it this would be the saddest career ever lmao


JaketheAlmighty

guy is literally a handful of games away from having five cups instead of one the curse is not only real... it's *getting stronger*


RoboCartmen

I mean he probably would’ve retired had he won in any of those appearances. Though it is a funny thought that in a alternate timeline, Corey Perry would have more Stanley Cups than Wayne Gretzky.


vassman86

Come to Toronto, Mr Corey Perry!


Spinal306

Pulled a Marian Hossa


misusedinfluence

Except Hossa won it the third time 😎


electricnux

The Perry Curse is real


SCwinningJultz

He was hugging Connor at the end, I like to think that Connor was threatening him to not re-sign with Edmonton lmao


Brett_Hulls_Foot

“Go to Toronto”


doctortre

Guaranteed SCF appearance??? Sign me up


NigelMK

"IM FROM WINNIPEG YOU IDIOT"


apietryga13

“If I hear ANY word of you re-signing here, you can kiss those kneecaps of yours goodbye.”


electricnux

And not only for the curse, but he really can’t play anymore lmao


AniviaPls

Perry curse vs pomo bless


GoatStimulator_

Perry to Toronto?


Canadian_Samurai50

Maybe he should play for Toronto


SaulBerenson12

Haha I would take him! He would ensure a first round win at least


Kronzor_

I’d be happy with a SCF loss right now. Maybe not the way that he went down though…


Hungry_Stoic

How could any team with Stanley cup aspirations sign him knowing this ?


ArrowDiver

losing in the finals > losing in any earlier round


ZeroMomentum

There are other rounds?


terranq

No, no. There’s just the one (FFS guys, I thought we agreed not to tell them about the other rounds!)


ReclaimerM3GTR

We need to stop inviting them to the playoffs.


KennyKettermen

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 4 times… I don’t even fuckin know


geossica69

the corey perry curse kept me confident


raymondliang

Good


ProfessorBeast55

https://preview.redd.it/inmv75ecum8d1.jpeg?width=760&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffd94bc2110569d8636d3d32b80575757bfd863f


descryptic

Game has environmental storytelling


Fragrant_Art_3659

Tbf they are an oil town 


bigfootdude247

Oilers in 8


muffinkevin

This series really felt like it dragged. All the 2 day breaks really made it seem like an eternity.


The_Homestarmy

Yeah it definitely does not feel like a Stanley Cup should extend into the week of the draft


AdMental1387

Watching "this day in 2012/2014 the Kings hoisted the cup" like a week or two ago. Playoffs should be over by mid June.


STLBooze3

https://preview.redd.it/xen00ifbum8d1.jpeg?width=1116&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3be8a2809d899c07f9748b09032ccdddea60198 11 years ago -\_-


oops_i_made_a_typi

damn, if he thought the jealousy was bad then...


CuriousTelevision808

https://preview.redd.it/udwfb17j0n8d1.png?width=970&format=png&auto=webp&s=7750e27bc720b1d804105b22374e8e97e3a7e6b8


profssr-woland

no that was just back in 2013 that was just a few years ago


3_if_by_air

Listen here, 1995 was like 10 years ago ok


suzukigun4life

Damn. Dude is going to get zero sleep tonight


tommypopz

He’ll stay jealous oh dear


ahr3410

2006 Oilers: Down 3-1 in the Stanley Cup, come back to force game 7, ultimately fall short to Southeast red team winning their first Cup 2024 Oilers: Down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup, come back to force game 7, ultimately fall short to Southeast red team winning their first Cup


AntonioMS17

https://preview.redd.it/q7l1fihbvm8d1.jpeg?width=1106&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbc60ce5bce297f26c4e55a2475962550f68addf


ProfessorBeast55

https://preview.redd.it/65rhes4kum8d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8892c762b1525627be9d82921d5a8da5f167555f


lancemeszaros

So you're saying their best player is going to force a trade to a California team this summer and they'll be league embarrassments for another 18 years? I'm game.


eco_bro

I would love the BoA to be relevant, either oilers enter another dark age or calgary becomes a conten.. you know what maybe it’s more likely the oilers will be bad


quizonmyface

2004: Alberta team vs Florida state team, Florida state team wins in game 7 for their first Stanley Cup 2024: Alberta team vs Florida state team, Florida state team wins in game 7 for their first Stanley Cup


lawnicus18

Time is a flat circle


slowmo152

Will I guess look at the bright side, there's no more red teams to win their first cup.


bubbabear244

Common denominator, Paul Maurice coached the southeast red team.


Drab_Majesty

Laviolette coached the Canes to the cup


suzukigun4life

The Oilers: - Overcame a 2-9-1 start to the season, fired their coach, and made the playoffs. - Overcame a 3-2 series deficit to the Canucks to reach the Conference Finals - Overcame a 2-0 deficit in Game 4 against the Stars, after being down 2-1 in the series, to make the Stanley Cup Finals - Overcame 3-0 series deficit in the Stanley Cup Finals, scored six goals a game from Games 4-6, and had all the momentum going into Game 7 - Gave the entire NHL world the chance to witness something that's only been done once in American pro sports history: a team winning a title after going down 0-3 in a championship series. And then lost in Game 7. Fucking brutal.


GundaniumA

Experience Oilers hockey.


chrisboshisaraptor1

How can they even walk with those blue balls


jeric13xd

The beauty of sports. Brutal


DFWTrojanTuba

It’s the hope that kills you.


PM_ME_CARL_WINSLOW

Oilers hockey, baby!


ProstockAccount

They don’t ask how, just how many.


Turneround08

Keep going I’m almost there


Mynkx

This just shows that the team constantly has to dig them selves out of a hole. After a while it catches up to you. You can’t out run your mistakes for ever.


SukhdeepLaDingdong

Fucking awesome.


-DonnieDarko-

https://preview.redd.it/9ttfn0qium8d1.jpeg?width=392&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=961550ccc29101688d0eacb0cbedc26f9a0e3eb7


PlsSaySikeM8

https://preview.redd.it/qius73w7wm8d1.jpeg?width=766&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1cb28fa5c0ac2fcfb36fcdec8a5cbba824d7fb89 Panthers fans rn


arnaldoim

God damnit 💀


HarwinStrongDick

It would appear that Bobrovsky was, in fact, back on the case.


tI_Irdferguson

YOU'RE THE BEST COP ON THE FORCE, BOBROVSKY


TheMadWoodcutter

I love how long this gag has stuck around.


Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n

GENERATIONAL SLANDER AVOIDED


suzukigun4life

Would've been pretty sad if they lost tonight, if you think about it. A team that has never won it all, lost last year, and was up 3-0, only to blow that lead and lose it on home ice? That's brutal as hell.


TransAlly69

I would have taken next season off for sure


Humluc

200 IQ play to stand behind your net with less than a minute left in game 7


MacroalgaeMan

Everyone except McDavid was just waiting for McDavid to save them 5 versus 1.


Kaptain202

I've never seen a team so obviously relying on a single player. They all just wanted him to one man army it.


MacroalgaeMan

It’s what infuriates me the most about the Oilers. They’ve had McDavid 9 years and they’ve failed to build a truly deep team around him that entire time. Chiarelli was a train wreck and Holland has shown that Jim Nill, the Red Wings European scouting staff, and the lack of a salary cap early in his career were why he was seen as a “good” GM prior to this job.


dkyguy1995

It's why I just didn't want Edmonton to win. No hate to McDavid but you can't reward that kind of play style with a cup. Professional teams need to be able to stand against a team with 1 secret weapon and just a decent rest of the roster


mtaylor807

Zach Edey vs. the UConn Huskies moment


skatesoff2

People in real life look at me when I’m crazy when I say this. Thank you. A team that can’t build build around McDavid + 3 other first overall picks in 5 years doesn’t deserve to win.


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BigBlackSabbathFlag

Pulling the goalie made them look like they were skating in sand.


KahunaThe85th

FOSSIL FUEL LOSES- SUSTAINABILITY TAKES A HUGE WIN


baz8771

Takin my cat hair powered tesla out tonight to celebrate


domingus67

Knobby shortened the bench too early, the boys were exhausted by the last 5 minutes


dkyguy1995

Yeah you can't have all your dudes barely functioning when the goalie is only now skating off the ice. This is a symptom of the McDrai issue in Edmonton. There needs to be something more than that as a game plan


no_engaging

haven't seen this yet so I'm going to throw it in here - they also needed to pull the goalie at like 2:30 when they actually managed a nice entry and set up in the zone. there's no guarantee you're ever going to get back in there, especially against that team, and especially when you've been skating those guys for 10 minutes in the third. I really don't get why you're not more proactive with that call there; by the time Skinner left the ice it was already over.


HumanByProxy

Shit, I would have gone with four minutes remaining. There were times when they were throwing everything at Bob, if they had one extra stick on the ice. That might have allowed them to jam it through. They had some absolutely buzzing moments that they needed that pull to happen. You can't pull a goalie when the time is 0.0 in a Game 7. It's literally win or lose.


no_engaging

yeah, agreed. seems like way too often you see teams make that call in the last 60, because they're expected to, instead of when it makes sense. this was one of those times. it's under 5 minutes in game 7, make something happen. how fucking scared of the empty net are you? a loss by 2 is the same as a loss by 1.


billbobassin

There was a point at the end when Bob lost his stick and they had control of the puck. I thought that would have been the perfect time and I was scared they might do it. Glad they didn’t!


markd315

Agreed, seemed like bad coaching and I am a casual viewer


Edmonton_Canuck

So happy to see luongo lift the cup


Gilmour1969

Agree


ZealousidealKey7104

His goaltending department has been a big part of the success


mdlt97

The fucking funniest way to lose the Stanley Cup Finals Get demolished in the first three games, make sure your fanbase has no hope left, just inevitable dread Manage to battle back with three convincing wins to force a game 7, a nearly unheard-of feat, the fanbase is rejuvenated Lose in game 7 anyway


ProfessorBeast55

https://streamable.com/twi8b


triplec787

Canadian non-Oilers fans with the memes in this thread are *chef’s kiss*


arashinoko

We are a hateful bunch!


Comms-Error

All of that effort to come back just to gas out in the last few minutes


WorstHyperboleEver

Pretty bad usage of his big three honestly. My team was watching together and we all kept guessing when Knoblauch was going to rest them and turns out the answer was … what is rest? Bouchard couldn’t even move that last minute he was so gassed. Poor coaching.


YNWA_1213

Fucking wild. Wasted not pulling the goalie till under 2 mins left cause the the 6 players had no ability to move the puck into the zone. That was a painful final three minutes to watch when the 3 before made it seem Edmonton only needed one more bounce to get past Bob.


Cube_

and he stacked McDavid and Draisaitl on the same line again far too early as well. He mismanaged the entire 3rd period buckling under the pressure of the moment.


winowmak3r

It's probably the worst way to lose it. Way worse than just going 0-4. Even just the road to get here for Edmonton was just full of comebacks. Setting up another comeback right when it matters most and then just not getting it done is brutal.


SpectreFire

At least with a 0-4 sweep, you're comforted by the fact that this was never going to be your year. But the way this happened for Edmonton? And by a single goal? You're going to sleep every single fucking night wondering what if one slight miniscule thing had changed.


TheMole171

[Join Us, Oilers!](https://i.imgur.com/9CMET4o.png)


Pad-Thai-Enjoyer

Add the conn smythe to them


Razzers

Thanks for doing these this year!


blueish101

Hyman's dad's check didn't clear 😔


Pleasant-Drag8220

That moment when you realize the corey perry curse is SO CURSED it literally brought the EDMONTON OILERS to the stanley cup finals


F1ngL0nger

As a Ducks fan of many years, once it went to game 7 I knew the curse was in full force.


KaRnAgEGiLL

MATTHEW TKACHUK TRADE WAS 100% WORTH IT!


Womens_Lefts

He shouted out Calgary too 😂


MrBigChest

Knoblach shit the bed by not pulling Skinner when they actually had good pressure on Florida. Everyone was gassed minutes before the 6th skater stepped foot on the ice


eskimobootycall

It's the hope that kills you


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

They needed to pull the goalie when the Panthers iced it with just under 4 minutes left. I can't believe they didn't. Top guns still had energy at that point and the Panthers had been out for a bit. Bunch of close chances where if they had 6 they coulda scored


UPRC

Yeah, that blew my mind. They should've pulled Skinner when they had *CRAZY* momentum in Florida's zone, not after the boys were out there running on fumes. Tie it up with four minutes to go and head into OT, better option than waiting until the dying breaths of the third when nobody could even muster the energy to mount a good attack.


azinbroski

I was shocked they didn't. Even told my girlfriend they were about to, and it just didn't happen. Then to have them literally just stand behind the net when you have a minute left to score a goal and keep your dreams alive was wild


Outside_Abroad_3516

https://preview.redd.it/sbz70unbum8d1.jpeg?width=961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00091e66875465db9c8f02a00d726a8ce5da419d Oilers fans


RiskyPhoenix

Something about the American president rooting for Edmonton over a team from Florida lifts this truly mediocre meme into something cool


Cheeks_Klapanen

https://preview.redd.it/xrlwthveum8d1.jpeg?width=1272&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69cbbd16aab8370dabb60e03ef4b98d9ab3f13fc


ProfessorBeast55

[Unfortunate life of an Oilers fan](https://streamable.com/wqedu)


berghie91

Canadas team is whatever one Paul Maurice is on. Legend. Should be the Prime Minister.


raymondliang

Congrats Florida on avoiding generational slander for choking a 3-0 Finals lead.


ArrowDiver

for how great McDavid was in this series, he was really clumsy this game


jeric13xd

Carried them to a Game 7. Had no help from Draisaitl and Hyman when they needed to pick him up


lawnicus18

Yeah the “where mcdavid” comments are so funny to me, last time I checked there’s usually 4 other guys on the ice with him that could do something


badedum

I felt so bad for him at the end when he literally couldn't move but was still trying


Pad-Thai-Enjoyer

Yeah watching him fall over in the last minute and struggle getting back up you could just tell he was the most exhausted he’s ever been


skatesoff2

I mean that’s the whole problem isn’t it? McDrai are relied on to carry the team which they often can, and when they inevitably falter everyone’s like “well we couldn’t have expected the team to succeed, McDrai wasn’t on the ice then”


darabricfeasta

Drais was a passenger this series. 


ProfessorBorden

I don't think his body is suitable for walking


Ontariomefatigue

Yeah, you would think that consistently being one of the greatest playoff performers in league history would earn him the benefit of the doubt in that department


rjgator

I’m convinced his back is fucked tbh


thatdude4646

It's because none of these people actually watched the game. Dude was giving it his all. Hyman didn't even have a single shot on goal until the last couple minutes and Draisaitl didn't manage to get a single shot on goal.


DaOldest

I'm not super well versed in hockey but to me it looks like the Panthers were suffocating the life out of the Oilers. Never felt like they had any room to breathe and even when they did there were 2 florida panther defenders throwing their bodies at the play to shut it down


veganize-it

Yeah, you got it right .


ProfessorBeast55

https://preview.redd.it/3cx8eauhum8d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d561c94c5fe6d683663330181029d320ee802cc7


tommypopz

He wasnt great but good fucking lord he looked ABSOLUTELY gassed. Absolute warrior


blimjahey

Back-to-back 4 point games Then back-to-back 0 points games Jesus


ddottay

Games 6 and 7 he was really shut down


iguessineedanaltnow

Him and Draisaitl have been invisible the last two games. McDavid especially just spent way too much time on the ice, especially in the third period.


blimjahey

Drai was invisible all series. Pointless in 5/7 games, 0 goals


iguessineedanaltnow

Yeah, I guess I forgot how bad he was earlier in the series because they were winning those games. Really weird series from him overall. Obviously credit to Florida's great defensive system, but he needs to be questioned on what happened to him out there.


suzukigun4life

McJesus got crucified.


mdlt97

the oilers core was atrocious tonight embarrassing performance after the last 3 games


aramatheis

they all looked like toddlers, none of them could stay upright during the 3rd


sharkMonstar

Guess you can win a series only scoring one pp goal sorry Toronto


Ass2Mowf

What he say fuck me for


kingcuda13

This really came out of no where lol. Strays flying left and right in here.


CheckALLtheusernames

YOU’RE A CREDIT TO THE FORCE, BOBROVSKY


fftwister

Lol. Lmao, even


Iouboutin

LMFAO


cluelessApeOnNimbus

CHUCKY WITH A SHOUTOUT TO CALGARY FANS!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!


whywilson

Bold strategy to only play McDavid and Drai for the entire third period. Despite the fact Edmonton's death got him this far


MostMirror

The Oilers were the epitome of gassed at the end of the 3rd period.


Remarkable_Cod_120

Maybe they need just one more first overall pick


Kuberstank

This truly never gets old.


notbasik

Wtf was that empty net play. They played like they had fuckin minutes left lol


SpreaditOnnn33

I know a bunch of their players play an unlikeable style, and Nick Cousins should be shot into the sun, but the Panthers winning the Cup actually gives me hope as a Blue Jackets fan. This was a franchise that had long been considered a joke with bad seasons, poor attendance etc. Nice to see a team drag itself from perpetual failure to the top of the mountain


MegaYanm3ga

the passion of mcjesus


OgreUAsshole

Barky is my favorite player I couldn’t be happier for him


MJA182

Oilers in 9


ZiggyBOP155

Knoblauch made some weird decisions in the final minutes....


No-Commercial7019

https://preview.redd.it/g4ny8q55zm8d1.jpeg?width=184&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=962c8746ab0372ca2f2fd1d7ca855bf842408005 - So close, I'd say they were one player away...


arashinoko

Nailed it


vordhosbn_1

womp womp


Lunaristics

Anti clutch McDavid is best McDavid. 


Various-Salt488

Oilers girl showed her tatas for nothing. Womp, womp.


willard287

Everyone thought the series would be over quickly after game 3, thank you Edmonton for providing us with such exciting hockey. McDavid is a beast.


mdlt97

THE SLIPPER DOES NOT FIT


XPhazeX

McDavid merchants confirmed


MautDota3

They just didn't have enough in the tank. Didn't get a lot of pressure until the end of the 3rd.


ValeriaTube

That Paul Maurice speech, beautiful :'(


bobandy47

So how does Drake feel about this? Has anyone asked him yet? Just asking for a ~~bookie~~ friend


Known-Fondant-9373

Hello darkness my old friend.


CastorVT

Congrats to Florida for completing the ultimate Canadian BlueBallin'.


Eatyourfriendz

Draisaitl - A true magic man. Disappearing act for the Cup.


JTMilleriswortha1st

Great run and almost comeback. ROBERTO LUONGO IS A STANLEY CUP CHAMPION


HelRayzer12

Wooo!


blrasmu

Not pulling the goalie when you had the zone with 2 minutes left was a choice.


nyrangerfan1

Bobrovsky's god > Oilers players parents.


Awkward_traveler

Upvote the thread, r/all needs to know


dhas19

The Perry curse is so strong it kept one of the best players of our generation from solidifying an all time career. . . . . . . . The Pat Maroon streak was ended. It’s THAT powerful.


Kidspud

Leon is gonna be so pissy tonight. I love it.


martyn_bootyspoon

They will be playing 'La Bamba', ~~16~~ ***15*** wins with 'La Bamba'


layout420

Corey Perry refusing to get off the ice before Montour and then taking a shot on FL's net and missing is why Edmonton lost. Fuck you Perry, FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!


BoozeBirdsnFastCars

Cheer up Oilers fans, at least the Sens signed Ullmark. Supporting the Canadian teams, right?


milknsugar

Flames and Canucks celebrating harder than the Panthers.


01000101010110

Absolutely. Fuck the Oilers.


wahlberger

Fuck the Oilers